Table 5 Comparison of the present results with those from other studies involving TFR indication for TFR: tumor disease, failed arthroplasty or both (= mixed)
Authors | Number of patients | Follow-up (months) | Average age (years) | Indication for TFR | MSTS score (%) | Revision-rate (%) | Survivorship of TFR | Complications requiring surgery (no. patients) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Puri [11] | 5/8 | 33 | 32 | Tumor | 80 | 12.5 | 88% | Infection (1) |
Ruggieri [16] | 21/23 | 48 | 21 | Tumor | 66 | 23.8 | One failure | Infection (2), mechanical failure (3) |
Kalra [8] | 11/26 | 57 | 40 | Tumor | 72 | 11.5 | 80% prosthetic survival at 10 years | Loosening (1), dislocation (3), deep infection (2), foot drop (1), amputation (2) |
Natarajan [9] | 17/17 | 54 | 31 | Tumor | 67 | 23.5 | 82.4% | Infections (2), Hip dislocations (2) |
Ahmed [3] | 4/9 | 51 | 47 | Tumor | 72 | 33 | 66% | Infection (2), tibial component lossening (1) |
Amanatullah [14] | 20 | 73 | 65 | Failed arthroplasty | NA | 30 | 70% at 5 years | Infection (7), hip dislocation (5), limb length discrepancy (2), knee flexion contracture (1) |
Berend [4] | 58/59 | 58 | 74 | Failed arthroplasty | NA | 30.5 | 65% at 5 years | Infection (8), hip dislocation (7), tibial component loosening (2), acetabular component loosening (1) |
Fontain [6] | 12/14 | 90 | 63 | Failed arthroplasty | 59 | 35.7 | NA | Hip dislocation (5), infection (3) |
Friesecke [7] | 81/100 | 59 | 68 | Failed arthroplasty | 77 | 21 | NA | Infection (12), hip dislocation (6), prosthesis failure (3), patellar issues (2), hematoma (2), peroneal nerve palsy (1), delayed wound healing (1) |
Lombardi [1] | 50/75 | 42 | 73 | Failed arthroplasty | NA | 30.7 | NA | Infection (11), hip dislocation (7), tibial component loosening (2), acetabular component loosening (1), hematoma (1), periprosthetic fracture (1) |
Mankin [15] | 15 | 54 | 52 | Mixed | NA | 33.3 | NA | Prosthesis failure (4), infection (1) |
Nerubay [17] | 7/19 | 18–96 | 20 | Tumor | NA | NA | NA | Wound healing problems (10), infection (1), popliteal vein injury (1), prosthesis failure (1) |
Steinbrink [18] | 32 | 6–84 | 56 | Mixed | NA | 9.4 | NA | Infection (2), hip dislocation (1), prosthesis failure (1), patellar pain (1) |
Ward [16] | 11/21 | 31 | 44.6 | Mixed | NA | 2.4 | NA | Infection (3), hip dislocation (2), patellar pain (1) |
Current study | 22/36 | 63 | 66 | Mixed | 43 | 59.1 | 81.8% at 5 years | Infection (5), hip dislocation (2), wound healing problems (5), prosthesis failure (2), arthrofibrosis (2) |